# Velaste Village, Murud, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Murud, Raigarh 

# Velaste

Velaste is a village in Murud sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402401**. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 170 households**, the 23rd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 832people (2011)
- 170households
- 85.6%literacy
- 402401PIN code

## Velaste PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Velaste is 402401.** Velaste falls in Murud sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code402401
- Community development blockMurud
- Census village code554248

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Velaste from nearby towns?

- Murud (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)65 km by road
- Murud (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Velaste?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Velaste; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Murud
- ○Degree college10+ km · Murud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Murud
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Velaste known for?

About 5% of the 1,526 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Velaste

Of every 100 households in Velaste in 2011, 75 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Velaste · ■ Murud rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**9%

Tap water ****15%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**59%

Use banking services ****8%**

**49%

Television ****26%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****21%**

**23%

Own their home ****79%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Velaste?

■ Velaste · ■ Murud rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**1039

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**998

Working population ****58.7%**

**41.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.2% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 477 (98%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Murud

- Kharikwada926 people
- Amboli895 people
- Surai872 people
- Talekhar864 people
- Walake816 people
- Mithekhar776 people
- Satirde773 people
- Mandala766 people

[All 73 villages in Murud](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/murud/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Velaste?402401
- How far is Velaste from Alibag?65 km by road
- What is the population of Velaste?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Velaste in?Raigarh district (Murud sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Velaste?85.6% (Census 2011)